Earlier today (about 7AM) I wrote, “I am ready to go to work in Iraq” and “Today, I hope to be transported to another Kuwait base for a flight out but I am not optimistic; maybe tomorrow and then on to Iraq on Saturday or Sunday.”
Two hours later I was told to pack my stuff. I would be chauffeured to my apartment to check out and then to the villa across town to be picked up for a ride to the Air Force base. On arrival at the base, I checked in, submitted my passport for processing to obtain authority to leave, and assigned luxury accommodations in a hot, canvas tent with 15 other guys and no running water.
I am back in Tent City, that I wrote about on 3 Oct, with the same luxury I experienced last week on my previous stay. Just like the Boy Scouts or Camp Wood. The price is right – free room, meals, air transport, and luggage transfers. I also get to wear my body amour on the flight. Whoopee!!!
My authorization to leave will be issued in the morning then I will check in at the travel counter to be listed and scheduled for a flight to Baghdad International Airport.
Visit the following web sites for more information about Iraq, Victory Base, and life on base:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Victory
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,96060,00.html
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/abu_ghurayb-cc.htm
http://honeymooniniraq.com/
http://yogiiniraq.blogspot.com/
All my best,
James
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